A judge ruled that the Museum of Modern Art and the Guggenheim Foundation can continue to fight for ownership of two Picasso paintings. Julius Schoeps, a University of Potsdam professor, has claimed that his family should own the paintings since "Boy Leading a Horse" and "Le Moulin de la Galette" were sold during the Nazi Read More
Thomas Krens, the director of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation for almost 20 years, will step down from his position, taking a cue from his board, according to the New York Times. Mr. Krens has been quarrelling with the Foundation since its biggest benefactor, the Cleveland philanthropist Peter B. Lewis, resigned three years ago, Read More
Restitution strikes again! The Museum of Modern Art and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation are currently in court battling a German scholar who claims their Picasso paintings were rightfully owned by his Jewish great uncle, who was persecuted in Nazi Germany.
[Persecutor Julian H.] Schoeps demanded on Nov. 1 Read More
Artsjournal.com reports that Guggenheim director Thomas Krens has put his 4,500-square-foot downtown loft on the market for $5.5 million.
And they entertain speculation Mr. Krens is leaving the Guggenheim, pointing to rumors in Artland that he is on the way out at the Guggenheim, and Vicky Ward‘s recent Vanity Fair account of the Read More
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